Friday, October 24, 2008
"Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby."
Ruth E. Renkel
hey guys, been on a hiatus for awhile now and its almost the end of another month. time really flies by so quickly...been busy with school work and tests, kinda getting the hang of uni life i suppose(: thank God for sustaining me in my tiredness and getting me thru the harder times; where precious lessons were learned. i would say i've grown just a bit more in the past month:) i guess there's been some "shadows" hovering around my perception and attitudes..towards the future and other things in life. or maybe i've chosen to focus on those tall shadows instead of the light that was shining over them. i guess i'll never know what is to come, and though the shadows may follow me, i can rest assuredly on the fact that there is a light shining brightly over them, that the light will never diminish, and that it's this light that'll guide me to move forward, one step at a time...
Y8:49 AM
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
BLESSED(: that's how i feel now. i thank God for the most unforgettable birthday ever..
a surprise party planned carefully by my dearest sister and charlotte.THANKS! and it was
great celebrating the same birthday as charisse:) so sweet of her to remember the cookbook
that i wanted from a long long time ago when we went to kinokuniya. and also tham and elaine
for the card and cookbook too. to ben,charlotte,eudee&felix..thanks for the electric mixer!haha.
i'll definitely whip up something good for you guys:)) to eugene&edmund, thanks for the cookbook!and the ahem, many many post-its that came along with its pages.haha..and lynn for the lovely card and lollies:D i feel really blessed for having all of you as friends..and also my dearest sister!you guys have made this birthday a special one(:
hope that all of you will continue to grow much much more in your faith..i believe God will begin to pour forth His blessings just as you guys have blessed me. especially for those who are gradding next yr..continue to lean upon God and His word even as you enter the geo district..for those who have been called to serve.perservere on and have faith that He will use you in greater measures than you can ever imagine! lastly, i want to thank God, my heavenly Dad for always providing and blessing me in such an exponential proportion...beyond what i could've asked for. Indeed He never cease to amaze me.I LOVE YOU DADDY!
oh oh, i forgot to mention my 3 wishes for this birthday.haha..
(1) that i will see myself growing much more in ministry, love, compassion, my walk with God and the other areas of my life(:
(2) that there'll be significant breakthroughs in the lives of the upp sec youths(especially my buzz group) and that they'll arise to the occasion and become people of destiny that God has called them to be.
(3) hehe...its a secret i can't reveal since i can only reveal 2 out of my 3 wishes :P
Y12:49 AM
Thursday, September 25, 2008
hoho..just realised i've been on a hiatus for about a month now :P anyways just to update on life...officially started uni this month!readings to do are endless and my notes are so thick i can use them as a pillow.haha..marketing alone has 997 pages.no joke man...and my lecturer proudly said that we can tell our friends our notes were less than 1000 pages O.O but all that aside, i'm really thankful for this opportunity to study in this course(: and i'm definitely hanging on to God's promises and strength.
time really flies and i've been with the upper sec peeps for almost 3 months now. getting to know the buzz group better and they're really a lively and awesome bunch!God has been stretching me quite a bit but has also demonstrated His power and faithfulness..and i know what i'm seeing now is barely the tip of the iceberg. He's been giving me assurance in many things that i'm concerned about at this point, and me being me always have a tonne of worries behind my mind.haha. but i guess i'll have to take it one step at a time, that today has enough worries for itself so i shouldn't be preoccupied with the future or even what is going to take place tmr.
for those of you out there taking your exams now..JIAYOU!especially my dearest buzz group!study hard guys...if you get to read this.haha.i'll be praying for all of you!(X may the peace and assurance of the Lord be with you as you study.
"in the daily bout of motions, take a stop and look up to the sky that covers you."
Y2:28 AM
Friday, August 22, 2008
"turn your eyes upon Jesus,look full in His wonderful face..and the things of the earth will grow strangely dim,in the light of His glory and grace..."
God has been using this really old song to minister and speak to my heart this week.
And it made me realise how off my focus has been from Him..and how i've been functioning
on my own strength instead of His...how i've been striving hard for the wrong things or perhaps things that were secondary to what He was looking for in me;a heart that seeks to please Him and love Him.and He brought me back to the place of self-reflection and a renewal of my salvation in Him.Many a times,as we progress in our faith,we tend to lose the simplicity and child-likeness in our faith...sometimes we even come before God with a mask,to hide things that we're struggling with or the sins we've committed.But our good God longs to take that mask off..and to take away whatever burdens we have.We don't have to be perfect to come before Him..and because we can never be perfect or we'll all be God.All He wants is the real us...bare from any facade or charade that we take on..be it hurts or scars that we have,He'll take us and hold us in His loving arms..that's why He is our loving God((:
Y2:51 AM
Monday, July 28, 2008
hello world(: i'm bacckk..it's been quite awhile since i've last blogged. i'm currently awake at an unearthly hour of 5.30am..haha can't seem to get to sleep :P anyways before thesleepyness kicks in, i shall post a little something(:
i really just wanna thank God for my life..all that has happened so far,both good and bad. For the good times that filled my life with
joy,hope and excitement..and thebad times that caused me to learn,realise and grow..
i'm not saying that i love the bad times or that i enjoy it...but i know that God allowed them
to happen ,not made them happen..and it's all for a reason.many a times i overlook the fact
that His faithfulness is always there and that He's with me every step of the way.guiding me and causing meto rise above my situations...
but just this evening, the Lord sent me a reminder..not through sms or a post-it..but He painted it on the sky.a beautiful sunset that hung like a
marvellous painting just outside my window(: and immediately i rushed to snap pictures of that moment. i was amused and filled with joy,like a kid who has stepped into a candy shop. with wide-eyed wonder i admired the sunset. making sure my eyes took in every detail and colour.
and just then, i knew in my heart that my God is indeed faithful...faithful enough to create such anawesome sunset just outside my window. faithful enough to take care of the littlest
detail of my life...i can't imagine life without my Creator, Saviour and Friend(:
"Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed. Yet My unfailing love for you will not be shaken." Isaiah 54:10
Y2:25 PM
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
"Dear sovereign Lord, i thank You for Your faithfulness in my life. For how You've walked me to where i am thus far. Help me see beyond the veil;beyond the circumstances and uncertainties. To know that Your hand is never to far to reach. I surrender my pain, my shortcomings, my all..So that You can make me more and more like You,to be more of what You've called me to be. You're my strength and my fortress, and i know i'll never be the same without You in my life. So i lift up this heart of mine to You. Amen."
Y8:58 AM
Sunday, June 22, 2008
celebrated leaders' day yesterday and it was really great (:
all the love and bundles of joy and surprises to be remembered
for a lifetime..seeing how the youths appreciated their leaders
with words of gratitude and gifts was really heartwarming.
baked strawberry cheescake muffins for the leaders and
they looked so luscious and pretty :D though it was a lot
of hard work, but all was worth it.
joined upper sec for cell for the first time and it was really
happening :) was really shocked when giselle came up to me
and gave me a gift on behalf of her section.it was really sweet of them :))
i'm definitely looking forward to serving in upper sec:D
and my lovely section prepared a mini farewell for me..
how sweet was that? :) i was so blur and tired that i
didn't even realise that it was a surprise.haha..they arranged
cute and yummy little cupcakes to form an 'E' and a heart. and
wrote me a sweet card.couldn't help but cry when they prayed for
me.
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU GUYS A LOT!I really enjoyed being
with you guys and growing with all of you in the Lord.I really hope to
see all of you becoming what God has planned for your lives and indeed,
every single one of you have a greater purpose and destiny
waiting to be fulfilled.always remember that the Lord never fails
and that He will carry you through all the seasons of your lives.
even in times of uncertainties focus on the solution rather than the fear..
have a greater measure of faith in God and shine for Him!:)
Y2:17 PM
